The Timber Ridge school in Ashby District was one of the oldest schools in the county, predating the public school system. The original Timber Ridge school was built about 1860 and was located a short distance east of the Keezletown Road in the south central part of Ashby District. The building was a one-room frame schoolhouse. The school was incorporated into the county school system in 1872. In 1884 a new roof was added to the old schoolhouse. By 1896 the one-room school was in need of replacement and property was purchased from M. J. Henkel and wife on November 27, 1896. A new two-room school was built at the new location. This new school also went by the name of "Meyerhoeffer's school" because of its location near the Meyerhoeffer's post office. The location of the Timber Ridge school is noted in Lake's 1885 Atlas of Rockingham County and indicated at Timber Ridge School # 17. The only known teacher at the old school was Joseph Pence, who began his teaching career in 1887 at the old Timber Ridge school and continued teaching at that school and the new school until he retired in 1913. He apparently took one year off from teaching as he is not included on the teacher's list for the 1910-11 school session. In 1903, the Landsdale school, located further south on the Keezletown Road, was moved to the Timber Ridge site and added to make two additional rooms for Timber Ridge. In 1929, a new brick building was built at Timber Ridge. The school also included a gymnasium. This school continued to serve the community until 1951 when the Timber Ridge school was closed. Teachers known to have taught at Timber Ridge are:
1887-1908 Joseph Pence, (other teachers after 1896 unknown)
1908-09 Joseph Pence, Fannie Kagey
1909-10 Joseph Pence, Fannie Kagey
1910-11 W. H. G. Bowers, J. N. Kagey, Myra Payne, Lena Earman
1911-12 Joseph Pence, Myrtle Earman, Annie M. Good, Alice Will
1912-13 Joseph Pence, Charles E. Thacker, Elizabeth Pence, Alice Will
1913-14 L. L. Morris, Elizabeth Pence, Alice Will
1914-15 L. L. Morris, Lucille Shoemaker, Charles E. Thacker, Alice Will
1915-16 L. L. Morris, Charles E. Thacker, Ruth Graham, Alice Will
1916-17 L. L Morris, Nettie Bryant, Ruth Graham, Alice Will
1917-18 L. L. Morris, Nina Hammer, Alberta Ruebush, Alice Will
1918-21 (three sessions) L. L. Morris, Myrle Ruebush, Alberta Ruebush, Alice Will
1921-22 David R. Chapman, Ruth Miller, Bertha Pence, Alice Will
1922-23 Fleta Fifer, Alberta Ruebush, Ora Lawson, Bertha Pence, Alice Will
1923-24 H. McChesney Crawford, Alberta Ruebush, Bertha Pence, Alice Will
1924-25 H. McChesney Crawford, Alberta Ruebush, Bertha Pence, Alice Will, Winnie Heatwole
1925-26 J. Galen Wampler, Alberta Ruebush Early, Bertha Pence, Alice Will
1926-27 J. Galen Wampler, A. J. Thomas, Bertha Pence, Alice Will
1927-28 Edward F. Garber, Winnie Heatwole, Bertha Pence, Alice Will
1928-30 (two sessions) Wilbur Garber, Margaret Showalter, Frances Diehl, Violet Long
1930-32 (two sessions) Wilbur Garber, Margaret Showalter, Esther Long, Violet Long
1932-33 Wilbur Garber, Esther V. Pence, Esther Long, Violet Long
1933-34 Wilbur Garber, Esther V. Pence, Margaret Showalter, Violet Long
1934-35 Wilbur Garber, Leah C. Rodeffer, Margaret Showalter, Violet Long
1935-36 Wilbur Garber, Leah C. Rodeffer, Frances E. Pence, Rosa E. Long
1936-38 (two sessions) Wilbur Garber, Leah C. Rodeffer, Elizabeth V. Burner, Rosa E. Long
1938-39 Wilbur Garber, Leah C. Rodeffer, Mrs. D. M. Willberger, Rosa E. Long
1939-40 Wilbur Garber, Ethel M. Craun, Madeline Harshbarger, Rosa E. Long
1940-41 Wilbur Garber, Mary Jane Hinkle, Madeline Harshbarger, Rosa E. Long Menefee
1941-42 Wilbur Garber, Hazel Kiser, Mary Jane Hinkle, Rosa E. Long Menefee
1942-43 William H. Rodeffer, Mrs. Lillie L. Phillips, Rosa E. Long Menefee
1943-45 (two sessions) William H. Rodeffer, Mrs. Lillie L. Phillipos, Frances E. Pence
1945-50 (five sessions) Lillie L. Phillips, Pauline Wagoner
1950-51 Lillie L. Phillips, Emma S. Smith
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